Mail box



J. A. NiCHQl-S MAIL BOX Filed May 22. 1922 A ITORIVE Y S V m me Annianaira ma icia s ne iii, germ ne-m. f

Y To all whom it may oon ceim ii Patented Got-2 I i i i ITIAILVBOX} 1 Application filed my 22;

Be it-known thatL-fJ irns AQ NICHoLQ a V citizen oft-he United States, and resident of Egan, in thecounty of Moody and State oifi and *usefnl Improvements in? Mail :Boxes, of which. the following is a'specificatlon'.

pec'ially adapted foruse 'inrural-distr-iets;7'

invention isi' to provide -almail' boX which 'c'an be. opened by;the carr er -w1tho i it"relTIOVlhg llIS gloves or without other incona -ven1ence.

South Dakota; havei invented certain newi' i This invention relates gm mail boxes e s-j Briefly stated an important object of this boxjhaving novel'ineans whereby thefoarrier iinay' quickly observe iflthereis' any mail in Also the V invention forming the subject improved mail box applied.v V

in}: the means 7 Vm anuiacture. 25

v'e ntion will be'appar'ent during the course "'of'the following description; means ofstop flanges' lti formed at the ends" highly simplified constructionand cheap to Other objects and advantages of the in In jthe accompanying drawing, forming'a V 0: part of this application and in whichllike 3 :pa rtsithroughout the same,

numerals are employed to" designate like 1 is a perspective the Figure illu's tratin ii Figure'2is a vertica viewthrough the same, V :1 r y Figure 3 is a' detail endeievation illu'st'ratfor holdingfthe' boX in a closed 1 transverse sectional position.

In the drawingwherein "for the purpose of illustratio n 'is shown a preferred embodirn'ent of the, invention the numeral '5 owner-,- ally designates a casing which is of elon gat'e'd formation and is preferably formed,

front sheet metal. In carrying outthe'inventio'n} one of the longitudinal sides of the fcasingb'is left open for the movement of an elongated mail receptacle 6 The mail receptacle 6 is received in. the casing and is l pivotally supported-atitsendsby'rneansof pivot elements 7." Figure' 2 illustrates that" the said elements'7, of 'whichthere are two,

are located at the end walls of the receptacle 6 and at points spaced between the lower projecting portion 30 isnormally held'ln lts endsfof .the end walls and 'thesides of'thei same. rAlso the'bottom of the receptacle, 6

the'reinl suchj'as letters "or papers highly accessible; VVVhenthe receptacle 6'ifs'swung outwardly to tlie' position illustratedin Figfur'e'Q thecarr'ie'r may ir'eadily' insert his hand'f i into thereceptacle to "removegt'hjeyrnail there i in. v This n ay be accomplished without the inconveniencing himself. f-It will' r be observed that thetop "of the receptaole'fi is jalmost entirely uncoveredwhen swung out- -wardly.' I-lo'wever; the reafr f'l0ngitudinal5' edge of' thej receptacle 6fcontaot's with'the top10 and'thereby jlimits theafdownwar di" a v V v a v swinging'movement of the re eptacle, 'Itis J l i A'fnrther' object isto provide a ruraljlmail- .thusseenthat-thereceptaele 6 is1not" only top10 y 5 covered the transversely curved i but i's also protected by the saine to the full line position illustratedinaFigure 2; When the receptacleis swunginward'ly its'inward swinging movement is limited by" j of the toplOf and is rotatablyiconnected to the same by means ofstaples' 'i or other suity carrierf removing 'hiis 'glove's or otherwise b ,Figure Q'illuStrat-es that af'cOiIedspringPIZi 1: is confined between the inner side ofxthere-i f-l, V

ceptacle'6 and the rear side 14 of the casing V 5 and when the r receptacle fi-is'releasedby a meens'lto be lateridescribed'the spring '12 im'-' a Inediately swingsthereceptacle outwardly able fastening devices; Oneje'n'doiitherod 26' is extendedlaterallviand is bent-down;

Provide the 1 ap d1atch-25 vwhich engages a bloclp proje-ction 291011, I V

the receptacleh andfthere'by holds the re: ceptacle in itsinner 'or' closed'position against 1 the tension of the'coiledspring 12f; jg. {The rod-T26 is extended beyond the end oi the casing and is extended angularly as in! di'catej d at 30 andthen': upwardly to 'prov-ide ahandle 31, the' terminalportion off which isfo'rmed with afknob-32L; When the knob 165 32 is depressed the rod- '26 is rotated "for ele vating' the hook 25"whereupon the spring-"1 21 H swings the receptacle r6 outwardly to the po-,

sit-ion illustrated in Figure 2..

In carrying outthe invention thelaterallv 7 3 elevated positionby'meansfof a spring jl) the T shaped attaching member 42 an d a bracket 43. The bracket 43 slidably receives the stem 41 and forms an abutment for one end ofthe coiled spring 40 which serves to urge the knob 32 upwardly. lVhen the knob 32 is thus urged to its elevated position the latch 25 is of course urged downwardly into engagement with the projection or enlarge- 1nent29i Figure 2 illustrates that a coin and stamp receiver .48 be located within the receptacle 6 at the re r side of the same The front ivallof the receiver 4L8 may be sliglrth cut away so as to allow ready access. to the contents of the same.

llVithLrefer-ence to the foregoing descrip- I tion taken in connection "with the a-cconipanying drawing, it will be seen that a rural inailbo constructed in accordance with this invention, is strictly weather proof and is provided witli novel means whereby the mail maybe inserted or removed Without inconveni'en ce, on the part of the carrier. v In carrying out the invention the usual fla or other indicating means maybe employed and the box may be secured to a suitable support, such as a post 97.

i aving thus described the invention, What .I claim is v i r "1. ;A rural mailbox COHIPIlSlHgiLH elongated casing having end walls and a transversely curved top, a mail receptacle of elon- 'ated formation received in said-lcasii'ig and i having end walls pivotedto the end walls of the'casine', the bottom of the receptacle being curved transversely, a rod rotatably connected to the curved top of saidcasing and having'one end extended laterallyto constitute a latch adapted to engage the upper endof the receptacle to hold the same in position; a spring confined between the inner side of said, receptacle and the adja cent sides of the casing, one side of said casingbeing'open for the passage of said I receptacle, the curved top of said casing-be the outward'swinging movement of the re ceptacle.

. 2. A rural mail box comprising an elon gated casing having end walls and a trans versely curved top, 'a 'n ail receptacle of elongated formation received in said casing and having end Walls pivoted to the end walls of the'casing, the bottom of there ceptacle being curved transversely, a rod rotatablyconnected to the curved top of said casing and having;- one end extended laterally to constitute a. latch adapted to ing arranged in the path of travel oi" the inner side of said receptacle whereby to limit nrgin engage the upper end of the receptacle to hold the same in position, a coiled spring confined between the inner side of said r-e ceptacle and the adjacent sides of the casing, one side of said casing being open-for the passage of said receptacle, one end portion of said rod being extended laterally and upwardly to constitute a handle adapted to be depressed for elevating said latch, and a spring urging said handle upwardly.

A rural mailbox comprising an -elon-. gated casing having end walls anda trans? versely curved-top, a znail receptacle of elongated formation received injsai'd casing and having end walls-pivoted to the end nalls ct the CElSilllg,tl1Q-l70lt0ffl of the receptacle being; curved transversely, a rod rotatably connected to the curved top of said casing I V and having one end extended laterally to" constitute latch adapted to engage the up perend of the receptacle to hold the same in position, a. coiled springcontined between the inner sine of said receptacl-eand the,

adjacent sides or" the casing, oneside of said casing being open for the passage of said receptacle; one end portion of saidtrod being extended laterally and upwardlyto constitute a handle adapted to be depressed for 1 elevating said latch, and a spring urging said handle upwardly-and a stein connected to the laterally directed portion of said rot and extending throughsaid spring a. A rural mailbox comprising an'elon-Q- the sainerin position, a coiled spring 'confined betweenthe inner-side of said receptacle. and the ad acent2sides of the cas ng,

one side of saidcasing' being open'forthe passage of said receptacle, one end portion of said rod beingextended laterally and up wardly to constitute a handle adapted to be depressed for elevating said latch, a spring. said handle upwardly, a stem con nectet to the laterally directed portion of said rod and extending through said spring, and a bracket receiving said stem and constituting an abutmentier one end of said. spring. 7 i

;, JAMES ABRAHAM N CHO S 

